Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s detention by the military junta in Egypt, has been extended for a further 15 days. Less we should imagine that activists in the US or UK are immune from such actions -they are not. Police…

Last Sunday 30th October, one of Egypt’s most prominent activists and blogger, Alaa Abdel Fattah was detained by the Egyptian military for 15 day. Alaa refused to recognise the military court taking the brave stand of insisting on a civilian…

British Prime Minister, David Cameron has warned his country would cut aid to countries in the global south that persecute LGBTI persons. Many of us believe this is an inappropriate response as stated in the statement below. …… We, the…

In solidarity with the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP), one of the organisations fighting for the abolition of capital punishment in America following the terrible fate of Troy Davis on the 21st of September, I posted…

Egyptians are angry, so very angry that they are dragging their former president through the criminal courts. The trial of Hosni Mubarak on charges of corruption and for conspiring to kill protestors who are popularly known as the martyrs of…

So many times I have heard one too many African leaders deriding the idea of democracy as a Western driven agenda meant to achieve regime change. They have argued that the aim of the West is to get rid of…

As I watched the celebrations by the people of South Sudan on their Independence Day, the 9th of July 2011, I could not help but do so with a sense of nostalgia. I listened with a critical ear to the new…

This post was first published in Pambazuka News 534 LIBYA With all the analysis and news on Libya, we still do not know very much about who the rebels are and where their support comes from. This week I try…

Since I returned to Nigeria earlier this year, I have not met any woman who openly identified as a feminist. It almost seems as though the word ‘feminist’ is blacklisted, that is to say people don’t identify with it regardless…

A short film on LGBTI rights [I wish the media would stop conflating LGBTI / Queer rights/ people into “Gay” a single one gay identity] Post on Somaliland president removed as it turns out its not true.

Just over a month since the invisible President Yar’Adua died of unknown causes, some obituaries are being used to revise history, rewrite reality. One such is this one by his former media advisor and PR man, Segun Adeniyi. According to…

The Center for Civil Society World Cup watch on the “Political Economy of the 2010 World Cup” Six red cards for World Cup elites: Trevor Phillips, former director of the South African Premier Soccer League: “What the hell are we…

Most of us probably havent even heard of cassiterite – the mineral used in electronics especially laptops. There was a time when laptops used to be hugely expensive. Now you can pick up one for a couple of hundred pounds. …

In the early hours of Saturday morning mobs attacked the Kennedy Rd settlement. Now thousands are running from the settlement, the President and Vice President are in hiding, the office is being emptied for fear it will be bulldozed. This…

Hosted by – The Royal Africa Society and the SSRC, African Argument Online is a welcome new addition to Africa’s online media. The “Arguments” seem to be weighted towards Kenya but no doubt they will expand their coverage in due…

I wrote this post exactly two years ago and speaks to President Obama’s speech in Ghana and denial of the West and in particular, the US, cataclysmic role in Africa. “Ravaging Africa” is a truly exceptional 4 part radio documentary…